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The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Do citizens have the right to a healthy environment?In Montana yes, by Constitution.THE'article II of the State Constitution in fact it reads:“The State and every person must maintain and enhance a clean and healthy environment in Montana for present and future generations.” Sixteen young people, aged 5 to 23, supported Our Children's Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Eugene, Oregon, relied on this article to sue the state for putting the interests of the fossil fuel industry before it and violating constitutional law to a “clean and healthy environment”.If they win, the case could become a precedent in other states where similar lawsuits have been filed. The case “Held vs.Montana” is named after Rikki Held, the daughter of a farmer who saw her family's livestock killed due to drought and floods.Rikki was the only adult when...

Based on preliminary data provided by three meteorological agencies (Japan, United States, European Union), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established that the first week of July was the hottest ever recorded since temperatures have been recorded .And 2023 is increasingly becoming the year with the highest temperatures ever. The impacts of record heat have been felt around the world.After heat waves in China and the United States and drought in Spain, above-average temperatures were recorded in India, Iran and Canada, while extreme heat in Mexico caused more than 100 deaths.Last week in Adrar, Algeria, there was the hottest night ever in Africa, with temperatures not dropping below 39.6°C.Meanwhile, Nigeria is preparing to face another series of dangerous floods. In recent days we have seen images from northern Spain of people desperately clinging to their cars submerged by flash floods caused by heavy rain.In Japan, one person died and hundreds of thousands were as...